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TopicSouth Indian movies

Topic: South Indian movies

Jana Nayagan or Raja Saab? Vijay and Prabhas are heading for a box-office clash

The box-office battle will pit two South Indian stars against each other—Vijay on the brink of a political turn, and Prabhas at the height of his pan-India commercial run.

Bihari Rajinikanth to Pushpa’s Flower Nahi Fire—Mumbai ‘dubbers’ drive new pan-India cinema

Voice artists have single-handedly created the Ka-ching phenomenon of pan-Indian south-north crossover cinema. They remain faceless, don’t receive stardom, and are poorly paid.

Dear Sanjay Dutt, anti-caste movie isn’t a formula. Sad that Shamshera learnt it the hard way

There's no 'hate' for Bollywood. Hindi films are just not offering what's working for Indian audiences—take a cue from South India's Pushpa, KGF and RRR.

The CineChitChat web portal that targets South Cinema

Cine Chit Chat was started by prominent people with a motive to provide the latest and updated information about cinema.

‘Why is your dad wearing a sari?’ South Indian films handle queer with care, unlike Bollywood

Compared to Bollywood’s brash, tone-deaf and stereotypical offerings, South India is producing more nuanced queer films. But it is not enough, say critics.

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

SEBI green-lights NSE IPO. What exchange’s CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan revealed about next steps

Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.